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John Updike is a brilliant writer who has so far failed to write a brilliant book. Admiring readers who have watched him warm up for the last several years, exhibiting his perfect half volleys and cableknit sweater, soon may begin to wonder when he is going to get on with the match. The warmup continues in the present collection, as the author jogs his beautifully developed style through a not very demanding series of mood studies, stories and sketches...
...player who ranks above him in the Ivies; Ralph Howe. Howe, a Marion boy from way back, has the match all the way on paper. In fact he will probably come out yawning about his novice opponent. But Niederhoffer just may surprise him while he is busy removing his sweater and leggings...
Joan put a sweater and skirt over her dress, a fur stole across her shoulders and crossed the border in a friend's car. Her husband had been given permission to make a brief visit to the Hamburg Opera. Heinrich turned the key on the apartment and all their possessions, next morning boarded the Hamburg Express. Last week Heinrich sat proudly in the third row of the Hannover Opera House watching his wife give a startlingly vivid performance in Alban Berg's Lulu. Coloratura Carroll's flight had ended in the beginning of a fine new career...
...Caps and Sweaters. One domestic issue that does arouse interest-and controversy-is the Kennedy Administration's drive for liberalized foreign trade. But many Congressmen remain undecided about which way the wind blows, and are waiting before taking stands. One thing they agree on: foreign trade is going to raise a real ruckus. Observes Massachusetts' Republican Representative Brad Morse: "The concern isn't from industry; it's from the fellow who wears a cap and sweater to work. He just sees in any expansion of foreign trade a jeopardy to his own employment." Adds Detroit...
...figures compiled by the Crimson concerning freshman laundry depots must be considered invalid. The pretty girl in a tight sweater who compiled these statistics by asking freshmen "What do you think of the laundry depots?", failed to ask whether they were aware of any alternative proposals. Upon questioning several members of the class who answered in the affirmative, we discovered that they were unaware of the door to door service which would replace the depot system. Had this fact been ascertained, the results would have been much different--the great extent of freshman disapproval would have been shown. Peter...